Dhaba

Advertisement for a Punjabi Dhaba in northern India near Chandigarh .

A dhaba on National Highway 27 not far from Prayagraj .

A dhaba or Punjabi dhaba is a snack with offers from the local cuisine on the Indian subcontinent .

Although no firm evidence of the first Punjabi Dhabas seems to exist, it can be assumed that such restaurants first emerged along the Grand Trunk Road , which ran from Peshawar in Punjab (now in Pakistan ) via Amritsar and Delhi to Calcutta .

These were characterized by charpais that you could sit on while eating. A wooden board was placed across the width of the charpai on which the dishes were to be placed. Over time, these were replaced by tables.

Since the snack has become a habit for many people in India too, the word "Dhaba" is now also used by urban and foreign restaurants that claim to serve the local Indian - Pakistani food of the Punjabis .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Chitra Balasubramaniam: Food Safari: In search of Murthal ke paranthe . February 2, 2013. Accessed June 26, 2015.
2. ^ The Tribune - Magazine section - Windows. Retrieved January 16, 2020 . 
3. ↑ Bogimaza Original: ये होटल, मोटल और रेस्टोरेंट में क्या फर्क होता है? . Retrieved May 23, 2019.
4. ↑ vaishali tripathi: Dhabe Ka Khana: Delight of Punjabi Dhaba [vegetarian] . Partridge Publishing India, October 4, 2013, ISBN 978-1-4828-1176-6 .